Innovation and New Technology are Drivers to Progress

For centuries, technological leaps have powered our lives and had a profound impact on the way we live, work and communicate. From the steam engine to the internet and everything that followed, technology has enabled great leaps forward for humanity. Now, looking ahead to the net zero transition, what role can technology and innovation play in a sustainable future? Following COP29, Steve Smith, Chief Strategy and Regulatory Affairs Officer at National Grid, explores the issue.

14 January 2025

2024 Exceeds 1.5°C Above Pre-Industrial Level

Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirms 2024 to be the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

10 January 2025

One Quarter of Freshwater Animals at Risk of Extinction

The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater fish, dragonfly, damselfly, crab, crayfish and shrimp species are at high risk of extinction, according to an analysis published in Nature. The IUCN co-authored study recommends targeted action to prevent further extinctions and calls for governments and industry to use this data in water management and policy measures.

09 January 2025

Roadmap to COP30 - Climate Action in 2025

While 2024 fell short in delivering the level of commitment and action needed to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, important steps forward were taken, setting the precedent as we enter the critical five-year stretch towards 2030.

02 January 2025

Transformative Change Urgently Needed to Halt Biodiversity Collapse

Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) transformative report estimates $10tn business opportunity value that could be generated from acting immediately to halt biodiversity loss, whilst supporting 395 million jobs globally by 2030.

19 December 2024

Unlocking Geothermal Energy’s Vast Potential

Largely untapped underground energy source can help meet world’s rapidly growing demand for electricity, but cost reductions are needed to drive new generation of projects.

17 December 2024

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is currently taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is a key international event gathering member states, environmental organisations, and stakeholders gather to discuss global efforts to combat desertification, land degradation.

12 December 2024

Climate Adaptation: Addressing the Unavoidable Truth

In a 1789 letter, Benjamin Franklin referenced that nothing in this world is said to be certain, “except death and taxes”. As the impact of climate change intensifies – hotter temperatures, rising sea levels and more extreme temperatures that know no border – we are introduced to life’s third certainty, or better yet unavoidable truth. Climate adaptation.

11 December 2024